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Discover Zhur in Kosovo

Zhur in the region of Komuna e Prizrenit is a town located in Kosovo - some 45 mi or ( 72 km ) South-West of Pristina , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Zhur

Local time in Zhur is now 06:38 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Timişoara, Sofia, Zapod, Pakisht, and Orgjost. When in this area, you might want to check out Timişoara . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Zhur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Es ist Linz

2:55 min by albana147
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Unser Linz Unsere Heimat Unser Stolz ..

Republika e Kosoves - Autoudha Ibrahim Rugova

3:49 min by arbenititi
Views: 16700 Rating: 4.11

Kilometrat e fundit para kufinit me Shqiperine. Xhirimi eshte bere diten e perurimit te autoudhes, me 12 nentor 2011. ..


Kosova Albania

4:21 min by fantastic145
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Vermice Prizren ..

Restaurant Residence

0:34 min by fotoxl
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Interesting facts about this location

Žur

Zur occurs five times in the King James Bible as the name of various people and a state. The first mention is in Numbers 25:15. This is the pericope where Numbers 25:1 tells us that Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab: And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. The second mention is Numbers 31:8-9.

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Located at 42.16 20.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible people, Midian, Prizren, Torah monarchs, Villages in Kosovo

Breznë Lake

Breznë Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Breznës) is a small beautiful natural lake found in southern Kosovo. It is named after the village of Breznë. To the north and west of the small lake is the mountain of Koritnik. It has a small area of around 2 hectares.

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Located at 42.13 20.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Lakes of Kosovo

Paštrik

Pastrik or Pashtrik is a mountain located in Kosovo and Albania. It is 1,986 m high. Its peaks form the border between Kosovo and Albania. The White Drin river passes along by it. Two thirds of the mountain belong to Albania. It is located in north-eastern Albania. The village of Krumë is positioned next to it. One third of the mountain is in Kosovo. It is located in south-western Kosovo. The village of Gjonaj is positioned next to the mountain.

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Located at 42.21 20.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Kukës County, Mountains of Albania, Mountains of Kosovo

Koritnik

Koritnik is a mountain located in north-eastern Albania and south of Kosovo. It is 2,393 m high. It is totally surrounded by branches of the White Drin. In Kosovo the towns of Šar and Zur are next to the mountain. The Koritnik mountain because of its high pastures contains a population of 60 chamois.

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Located at 42.08 20.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Albania–Kosovo border, International mountains of Europe, Kukës County, Mountains of Albania, Mountains of Kosovo

Church of St. Nicholas, Prizren

The Church of St. Nicholas (Serbian: Црква светог Николе / Crkva Svetog Nikole), also known as Tutić Church is a Serbian Orthodox church located in Prizren in Kosovo. It was founded in 1331-1332 by Dragoslav Tutić, whose monastic name was Nicolas, and his wife Bela. Later, the church became a possession of the Visoki Dečani Monastery. Since 1990, it has been on Serbia's list of Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance. At the time of the 2004 unrest in Kosovo, the church was vandalized.

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Located at 42.20 20.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 14th-century church buildings, Destroyed churches in Kosovo, Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance, Persecution of Serbs, Places of worship in Prizren, Serbian Orthodox churches, Serbian architecture, Terrorist attacks on places of worship